Bergisch Gladbach Things to Do

The consecration of St Pantaleon's took place in October 1980, and the church became the new home of an influential cloister. The west side of this Romanesque church (966) is in the Ottonian style and comes from the architectur... more

Joe Champs is Cologne's best known sports bar. With a big screen and many smaller screens often showing a several different events at once, American food, and plenty of shouting and cheering, this is a good place to go and watc... more

Plans for the church began in 1886 as the town of Cologne began to grow in population. Within a few years of its completion, the municipality had again undergone significant growth, nearly doubling itself in size creating the n... more

The Rheinseilbahn cable-cars across the Rhine provide a panoramic view across the city of Cologne. The Kölner Zoo, the Botanische Garten and Skulpturenpark in the west of the city and the Messe and Rheinpark in the east are al... more

There's always something going on in the large square known as Roncalliplatz. Special events such as games, music and theatre take place one after the other here in summer. Skaters, street artists, rollerbladers and lots of tou... more

Whether you are a chocoholic or not, this unique chocolate museum will give you a delicious tour through history. Situated in the heart of the city, the Imhoff-Stollwerck Museum traces the 3,000 year old legacy from the Mayas i... more

On the south-eastern border of Cologne lies the Schloss Wahn, which was originally designed as a moated castle in the 14th century. In the mid-18th century, the Grafen (Earls) family Schall transformed the castle into a palace.... more

The only big Baroque church in Cologne was built by Christoph Wamser from Aschaffenburg for the Jesuits and first completed in 1715. The inside of the church was decorated in Gothic style as appropriate to the Counterreformatio... more

In the Flittard district, the visitor can enjoy the miniature landscaping of the Japanese gardens. The gardens are admittedly quite a long way out of the city centre on the right-hand side of the Rhine, but it is certainly wort... more

The Ulrepforte is also part of the medieval city fortifications. In the early 13th century it was used as a city gate, but the fell out of use. The gate itself was walled up. At the turn of the century, the renovated tower beca... more